Gen james cartwright biography
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James Edward "Hoss" Cartwright is a retired United States Marine Corps general who last served as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, , to August 3,
James Cartwright
8th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
For other people named James Cartwright, see James Cartwright (disambiguation).
James Edward "Hoss" Cartwright[2] (born September 22, 1949) is a retired United States Marine Corpsgeneral who last served as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, 2007, to August 3, 2011.
He previously served as the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, from September 1, 2004, to August 10, 2007, and as Acting Commander, U.S. Strategic Command from July 9, 2004, to September 1, 2004. He retired from the Marine Corps on August 3, 2011, after nearly 40 years of service.
Cartwright was accused of providing classified information that was published in the book Confront and Conceal by David Sanger.[3] During the course of the investigation, Cartwright agreed to be interviewed by the FBI without a lawyer present.[4] He was indicted for lying to the FBI regarding the time and lo